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Poison Ivy is often confused with another woody vine, Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia). Notice how much bigger and lighter colored the tendrils of Virginia Creeper are compared to the aerial roots of Poison Ivy. Both the vines shown below are about as big around as your thumb, and were growing on the same tree.

I slept in this kit last night. Temp was 6 F with 20 mph winds, listed as -11 F wind chill. It worked very nicely.

I wore the jacket I was sporting during the video and a pair of wool long underwear. I also used a 2x2' piece of closed cell foam under my feet inside the overquilt. I wore a balaclava that acted as a counter-current device to warm and humidify my inspired breath (by being warmed and moistened by my expired breath).

This amount of cold is well beyond what I expect 3-season on the AT and gives me very good confidence for long distance hiking.